PyCHESS

     

Table of Contents

• About
• Gameplay
• Dependencies
• Installation
• Running the Application

About

A Python-based chess game developed using the Pygame library. The game provides essential chess functionalities, including checks, pawn promotion, en passant capture, and castling.

It provides an immersive experience with chess.com-inspired sound effects and an enhanced graphical user interface featuring board highlighting, elevating gameplay and user experience.

Gameplay

Dependencies

The PyCHESS game requires the following dependencies:

• Python (version 3.2)
• Pygame (version 2.3.0)

Installation

• Clone or download the PyCHESS repository.
  

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• Install Python (version 3.2) from the official Python website (https://www.python.org).
• Install Pygame (version 2.3.0) by running the following command:
  pip install Pygame

Running the Application

To run the PyCHESS game, follow these steps:

• Open your terminal or command prompt.
• Navigate to the directory where you cloned or downloaded the PyCHESS repository.
• From the project directory, navigate to the src directory:
  
• cd src
• Run the following command to start the game:
  python main.py
  
  

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